China - Fourth National Highway Project (Vol. 7 of 8)

E-255 VOL. 7 FNVTONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT OF -NATIONAL HIGHWAY-PROJECT WI .IN AUBEI PROVINCE. I SCAANE 1L aj~Izu~Pr *) LrC GBN ESW CeR Adw P-uc C 4- sc I Xian Highway Transportation University Feb. 1999 P. R. China  A World Bank loan Application Project ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATMENT OF NATIONAL HIGHWAY PROJECT IV IN HUBEI PROVINCE Xian Highway Transportation University Feb. 1999 P.R.China  Statement-making Unit: Xian Highway Transportation University Legal Person: Chen Yiiasan (President) Chief Engineer: Zhang Yufen Person in Charge of the EIA Zhao Jianqiang Members of the EIA Team: Subject of Ecological Environmental Impact: Cao Shencun Associate Professor Subject of Social Economic Environmental Impact: Dong Xiaolin Associate Professor Subject of Acoustic Environmental Impact: Liu Shan Lecturer Subject of Atmospheric Environmental Impact: Den Shunxi Engineer Subject of Water Environmental Impact: Zhao Jianqiang Associate Professor Cooperation Unit: Communication Planning & Designing Institute of Hubei Province Members of the Cooperation Unit: Chen Jianyang Senior Engineer (Vice President) Peng Jinzhong Senior Engineer (Chief Engineer) Bai Shanyun Engineer  Preface The Beijiag-Zhuhai National Trunk Highway ( mely Ihe Jingphu Line ) is an important part of the proposed Two Vertical National Trunk highways and Two Horizontal National Trunk highways. With the regression of Hongkong in 1997 and Macso in 1999 to their motherland, it will be one of the wain lines to the border ports of China. Situated in the central part of China, the Jingzhu line will cross Beijing city, Hebei Province, Emna Province, Bubei Province, Hunan Province and Guandong Province, connecting some iaportant cities, such as Beijing City, Shijiazhuang City, Zhenzhou City, Wuhan City, Changsha City ,Guangzhou City and Zhubai City. Also it will connect Shenshen, Rongkong and Macao . The area that the Line passes is one of the aost economically developed areas in China. The construction of the project is of great significance. to the national economy and social development. The National Highway Project IV in Hubei Province, namely the Southern Section in Eubei Province of the Jingzhu Line is one of the 4 high- class trunk highways in Hubei Province planned by the Provincial Government and the Provincial Department of Comunication. The proposed highway, referring to the recommended scheme of project IV (Zianning SchemeI), is about 109. 815Km long. The estimated investment is 3908. 015 million yuan (1MB) . This project belongs to category A and an EIA (Environmental Impact Assessment ) should be made according to the TOR of the project. Xian Highway Transportation University was entrusted by the BMCD ( Communications Department of Hubei Province ) in Apr. 1994 to undertake the EIA of the Southern Section Project in Hubei Province of Jingzhu Line. A team was formed in Apr. 1994 for making the EIA, and a field survey along the proposed highway was done in May,1994. A TOR for the ZIA had been compiled by Jun. 1994 and approved by NEPA (the National Environmental Protection Agency) in Jul. 1994. The first version of EIS ( Statement of the ZIA ) had been compiled by Apr. 1995 in the light of the TOR and the Feasibility Study Report of the project completed by CPDIHP Communication Planning and Designing Institute of Hubei Province) in Aug. 1994. In that EIS, the total length of the recommended scheme ( Xianning Scheme E1) is 112.73 k. In May 1996, a newer feasibility study report of the project was completed by CPDIHP based on the requirement for the loan project of World Bank, in which 4.498km road section used both by Jingzhu Line and Hurong Line was cut out and included in No. DI World Bank Loan Application Project. So , a newer EIS (The Second Version) was made in October 1996 according to the newer feasibility study report (May,1996) and the 'ZIA Pattern and Requirement for the Loan Project of the International Financial Organizations' (issued by NEPA). The second version of EIS (Oct. 1996) was based on Xianning Scheoell. In Mar. 1998, based on the suggestion of World Bank and the consideration of environmental problems, CPDIHP compiled another version of feasibility study report (Mar. 1998), in which the Xianning Scheme I was decided as the recommended scheme. The third version of EIS (Mar.1998) was compiled based on the feasibility study report (Mar.1998). Then, according to the suggestion of NB, the forth version of BIS (Jul.1998) was finished. Now, after the pre-assessment of the project by World Bank experts in Nov. 1998 and Jan. 1999, this newest version of ZIA report is compiled following the suggestions from World Bank experts and the newest feasibility study report ( revised version in June 1998 by CPDIHP). In this report of ZIA, the stations and names of sensitive  locatios have been identified based an the latest 1: 2000 initial design drawings. The present onitring data used in the statemet is provided by hviroetal Mloitoring Station of liaming Prefecture, Hubei Province, Hubei Meteorological Bureau sad Comnication Planning & Desigping Institute of Hubei Province.  CONTES I GDMERAL DESCRETION ............................................ (1) 1.1 The Source of the Project and Its Preliminary Work ................................. (1) 1.2 Purposes of lA ....................(2) 1.3 Bases of Statement................ : ....... (2) 1.4 Scope and Standards of EZI ......................... (2) 1.5 Contents of NIA .......................... (5) 1.6 Assessment Periods ......................... (6) 1.7 Assessment Methods .......................... (6) 1.B Work Procedure of Assessment .........................................................-(6) 1. 9 The Distribution of Major Environmental Sensitive Spots along the Proposed Highway... (6) II SURVEY OF THE PROPOSED PROJECT. .(10) 2.1 Geographical Location of the Project .(10) 2.2 Traffic Volume .(10) 2. 3 Construction Scale and Main Technical Indices .(10) 2.4 Main Work Quantity and Investment .(14) 2.5 Source of Investment and Project Schedule .(14) 2.6 Analysis on the Environmental Impact of Project .(15) JR GENERAL SITUATION OF ENVIRONMENT .(17) 3.1 Natural Environment .(17) 3. 2 Social Economic Environment .(26) 3. 3 The Present Ecological Environment .................................................. (31) 3 4 Water Environment Quality .......................................................... (33) 3. 5 Acoustic Environment Quality ....................................................... (34) 3.6 Atmospheric Environment Quality . .................................................... (35) Jv PREDICTION AmN AsSEssMENT OF ENVRONMENTAL IPACT ...................... (9) 4.1 Analysis of Impact on Social and Economic Environment ............................... (39) 4.2 Prediction and Assessment of Impact on Ecological Environment ....................... (43) 4. 3 Prediction and Assessment of Icpact on Water Environment ............................ (47) 4.4 Prediction and Assessment of Impact on Acoustic Environment ......................... (52) 4. 5 Prediction and Assessment of Impact on Atmospheric Environment ......... ............. (61) V Measures for Environmental Protection Engineering ......................................... (68) 5.1 nvironmental Protection Measures in Design ................................. ..... (68) 5.2 Environmental Protection Measures during Construction Period ........................ (68) 5.3 Environmental Protection Measures during Service Period ........ .................... (70)  U .ALTZERN1'IAT1VE S CHE d ] ...............................................................( 7 6 ) 6.1 oute Alignment of the Comparative S c hme ..........................................m. (76) 6.2 Comp rison of the Alternative Scheme ............................................... (76) 6.3 Conclusion.(7) ........... M) VI LOSS AND BENEFIT ANALYSIS OF THE ENVIONMENT .....................(.1......... (81) 7.1 Investment Estimation of Environmental Protection ......... ......................... (81) 7.2 Analysis of Environmetal loss and Benefit .......................................... (81) n PLAN FOR EVIRONMR NT M[ANAGENMENT AND SUPERVION ... .................. (85) 8.1 Plan for Environment Management ..................................................... (81) 8.2 Environment Monitoring Plan ........................................................ (86) DX PUBLIC PARTICIPATION AND ITS ANALYSIS ................................................ (96) 9.1 Scope of and Method for Public Participation ....................................... (96) 9.2 Opinions and Requirements from the Impacted People and Social Organizations in the Affected Areas . ..................................... (96) 9.3 Analysis of Public Participation and Solutions to Problems .......................... (98) X Conclusion .......................................................... (100) 10.1 Assessment Conclusion of the Present Environment .................................... (100) 10. 2 Prediction and Assessment Conclusion of Environmental Impact ........................ (100) References ..................................................... (103) Appendix I Investigation Report of Historical Relics and Distribution Map ....................... (104) Appendix I The Other Environmental Sensitive Spots and Their Environmental Protection Measures along the Proposed Highway ................................................ (107) Appendix m Analytical Hierarchy Process for Scheme Comparison ................................. (111) Appendix IV Table of Public Participation .................................................. 1) Attached drawing Sketch Map of the Route Alignment of National Highway Project NV in Hubei Province and the Environmental Monitoring Spots  I GENERAL DESCRPTION 1.1 The Source of the Project and Its Preliminary Work 1.1.1 Tne Source of the Project Being an artery of the national econOmy , transportation directly influences the development of economy in China. To meet the requirements of reform and opening to the outside world, the construction of traffic infrastructures is put above all other constructions by Chinese government. The Beijing-Zhuhai National Trunk Highway is the most important component part of two vertical national trunk highways and two horizontal national trunk highways in ChirnL The MOC (Ministry of Comunications) has classified it as a major project which will be open to traffic in 2002. The National Highway Project IV in Hubei Province, namely the Southern Section Project in Hubei Province of the Jingzhu Line is the most important component part of the Beijing- Zhuhai National Trunk Highway. According to the general arrangement made by the Ministry of Communications , the proposed project (the Southern Section Project in Hubei Province of the Jingzhu Line) was listed as one of the main constructive projects in the preliminary work plan for capital construction from 1993 to 1995 by the IPCD (the Comunications Department of Hubei Province). According to the task given by EPCD, the CPDIHP ( the Counications Planning and Designing Institute of Hubei Province) compiled the prefeasibility study report of the project in Aug. 1994 For keeping the harmonious development of economic construction and environment protection, Xian Highway Transportation University was entrusted by the HPCD in Apr. 1994 to undertake the HIA of the project. 1.1.2 Preliminary Work In Feb. 1994, the "Prefeasibility Study Report on The Southern Section Project in Hubei Province of the Jingzhu Line' was completed by the CPDIHP. In Apr. 1994, the 'Report on Construction of The Southern Section Project in Hubei Province of the Jingzhu Line I was submitted to the State Planning Committee and MOC by Hubei Planning Committee and IEPMD. In Aug. 1994, the CPDIHP finished the compiling work of feasibility study report on the project. The EIA started in Apr. 1994. In Jun. the same year, the TOR for the EIA was completed by Xian Highway Transportation University and reported to the higher authority by the EPOD. In Jul .1994, the Environment Protection Office of MOC asked some experts for advice about the TO. In July, the TOR was approved by the NEPA in the Document No. 184 (1994). Based on the TOR and the reply from the NEPA, the earliest version of ZIA was completed in Apr.1995 (The First Version). In May 1996, a newer feasibility study report of the project was completed by CPDIHP based on the requirement for the loan project of World Bank, in which 4.498km road section used both by Jingzhu Line and Burong Line was cut out and included in No. m World Bank Loan Application Project. So , a newer EIS (The Second Version) was made in October 1996 according to the newer feasibility study report (May 1996) and the 'ZIA Pattern and Requirement for the Loan Project of the International Financial Organizations' (issued by NEPA). The second version of EIS (Oct. 1996) was based on Xianning SchemelI. In Mar. 1998, based on 1  the suggestion of World Bank and the consideration of environmental problem, CPDIIP compiled another version of feasibility *tudy report (ar. 1998), in which the lianning Scheme I was decided as the recomended scheme The third version of 1IS (Mar. 1998) was compiled based on the feaibility study report (iar. 1998). Then, according to the uggestion of WB, the forth version of NIS (Jul. 1998) was finished. Now, after the pre-asseesment of the project by World lank experts in Nov. 1998 and Jan. 1999, this newest version of ZIA report is compiled following the suggestions from World Bank experts and the newest feasibility study report ( revised version in June 1998 by CPDIEP). In this report of IA, the stations and names of sensitive locations have been identified based on the latest 1: 2000 initial design drawings. 1.2 Purposes of ELA The purpose of the LIA on the southern section in Hubei province of the Jingzhu National Trunk Highway is to determine the feasibility of the project from the point of view of the protection of the natural and social environment, prove the favorable and unfavorable impact upon the surrounding environment caused by the project , put forward measures and methods for the environment protection so that the unfavorable impact could be controlled or decreased to the least degree, and make the harmonious development of economic construction and environmt protection, by way of investigation and assessment of the natural, social and economic environment along the proposed highway, and the forecast and assessment of the impact extent on the surrounding environment during the construction period and the service period of the highway. 1.1 Bases of Statement (1) * Managerial Methods for Environmental Protection about Constructive Projects, Document 003 (86)", issued by the National Enviromental Protection Agency. (2) "Managerial Methods for Environmental Protection about Construction Projects in Transportation, Document NO. 17(1990)", issued by the Ministry of Communications. (3) 'Technical Standards for EIA on the Constructive Projects of Highway'. issued by the Ministry of Communications, (1996). (4) "The TOR For the Southern Section in Hubei Province of the Jingzhu National Trunk Highway', compiled by Xian Highway Transportation University, Jun. 1994. (5) 'Feasibility Study Report on the Southern Section in Hubei Province of the Beijing -Zhuhai National Trunk Highway (Project IV)' prepared by the Comunications Planning and Designing Institute of Hubei Province in June, 1998. (6) An Official Letter about Entrusting to Compile an EIS on the Southern Section in Hubei Province of the Jingzhu National Trunk Highway, issued by the Communications Planning and Designing Institute of Hubei Province. (7) 'A Circular on Strengthening Management in EIA of the Projects Using Loans from the International Financial Organizations' issured by the State EP Agency, State Planning Commission, Finance Ministry and the People's Bank of China. No. 324 (1993); (8) World Bank 01D4.01, Oct. 1991; (9) Relevant Regulations and laws for Environment Protection: "Environmental Protection Laws of PRCO, (1989.12); 'Cultural Relics Protection Laws of PRCO, (1983. 5); 'Atmospheric Pollution Control Laws of PRC', (1995. 8); 'Water Pollution Control Laws of PRE', (1996.5);. 'Regulations Regarding Noise Pollution Control of PRCO, (1997. 3); 2  lAws legarding Land Administration of PIC', (1986. 6); 'Water and Soil Conservation Laws of PRC', (1997. 8); 1.4 Scope and Standards of EIA 1.4.1 Scope of EUI The Scope of hIA for this highway constructive project is shown in Table 1-1. Table 1-1 The EIA scopes for the Proposed Eighway Assessment contents Assessment scope Social economy The counties and cities that the project environment will pass through On both sides of the route within 500m Ecological environment away from the road center-line Water environment Waterbody on both sides of the rout within 1000 m away from the road center-line On both sides of the route within 200m Acoustic environment away from the road center-line and pay attention to a farther scope at the sensitive spot Ambient air On both sides of the route within 200m away from the road center-line and pay attention to a farther scope at the sensitive spot Cultural relics On both sides of the route within 200m away from the road center-line 1.4.2 Standards of EIA According to the Official Letter about the EIA Standards for the Southern Section in Hubei province of the Jingzhu National Trunk Highway issued by the Environmental Protection Bureau of Hubei Province, the EIA standards are as follows: (1) The acoustic environment quality is judged by 'Standard of Environmental Noise of Urban Area (GB3096-93)'. See Table 1-2. For schools, observe class 1. For villages, observe class 4. Table 1-2 Standard of Environmental Noise of Urban Area (GB3096-93) Classification Daytime dB (A) Nighttime dB(A) Applicable area 0 50 40 Special resident area 1 55 45 Resident, education and institution 2 60 50 Resident, commercial, industrial mixed area 3 65 55 Built-up industrial area 4 70 55 Both sides of trunk road (92) The ambient air quality is judged by class 2 in 'Ambient Air Quality Standards, ( GB3095 -1996)", see Table 1-3. 3  Table 1-3 Ambient Air quality standards (GB8095-1996) Limitation concentration mg/N.8 Pollutants Time Class 2 TSP Daily average 0.3 CO Daily average 4 One hour average 10 NQr Daily average 0.1 One hour average 0.15 Note: Standard Class 2 is suitable for the residential regions; comercial, comunicative and residential mixed regions; ordinary industrial and rural areas. (3) The surface water quality is judged by Class m in Surface Water Environment Quality Standards, (GB3838-88)'. See Table 1-4. The wastewater discharge is judged by GB5084- -92 and GB8978-1996, see Table 1-5 and Table 1-6. Table 1-4 Surface Water Environment Quality Standards (GB383888) Classif icati-on Pollutants I